After hearing the matter, a division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari issued notices to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat and the government asking them to file their reply by May 1. The next hearing of the case will be on 1 May 2023.

U'khand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced a bill in the state legislative assembly to provide 30 pc horizontal reservation to the women of u'khand state in state-owned services.

The Uttarakhand government has filed the application on October 18 stating that the state government has decided to withdraw the SLP filed against the High Court's October 27, 2020 order.

New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear in July a plea seeking to declare virtual court hearing as a fundamental right.

Dehradun Feb 21 PTI A city NGO has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas of three former chief ministers and the state against the Uttarakhand High Court order to recover market rent of government accommodations occupied by ex-CMs for long after demitting office Dehraduns civil society Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra made its submission on Monday in its counter-affidavit to the four pleas against the high courts order NGOs counsel Kartikey Hari Gupta said The matter has been tentatively listed for February 25 he added The high court order has been challenged by three former CMs -- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri and Bhagat Singh Koshyari besides the state government The high court has rightly directed the recovery of market rent from former chief ministers as the money was spent from the public exchequer and the expression appropriate rent includes the market rent the civil society said in its affidavit When the public money has been illegally spent and the former chief ministers have unlawfully enjoyed the facilities from public money the only appropriate rent will be the market rent Gupta added Not recovering the market rent and taking only minimal government rent shall amount to unjust enrichment of the former chief ministers he said Extending such facilities to former chief ministers was illegal he said adding the counter affidavit seeks dismissal of the pleas against the high court order with costs The former chief ministers who have already vacated the government accommodations had offered to pay minimal government rent on account of staying in them on the plea that paying market rent was beyond their capacity PTI ALM RAX RAX

New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of Uttarakhand High Court order by which it had struck down the particular clause of the government's Nazul policy which allowed conversion of Nazul land in illegal occupation to freehold.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 6 (ANI): A day after the High Court removed the daily cap on the number of devotees visiting the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday issued new standard operating procedures (SOP) for Char Dham Yatra, amidst the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

नैनीताल : उत्तराखंड उच्च न्यायालय ने प्रदेश में चारधाम यात्र पर जाने वाले श्रद्धालुओं की अधिकतम दैनिक संख्या पर लगी पाबंदी मंगलवार को हटा दी। अब बुधवार से श्रद्धालुओं के चारधाम यात्र पर जाने के लिए संख्या की कोई सीमा नहीं होगी। मुख्य न्यायाधीश आर एस चौहान और न्यायमूíत आलोक कुमार वर्मा की खंडपीठ ने […]

Dehradun Sep 17 PTI A day after the Uttarakhand High Court vacated its stay on the annual Chardham Yatra Chief Secretary S S Sandhu visited Kedarnath Friday and directed officials to make adequate arrangements for a safe pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrineThe High Court had Thursday lifted its stay on the yatra but directed the state government to conduct the pilgrimage with strict adherence to COVID-19 normsSandhu who also reviewed the progress of the reconstruction exercise at Kedarpuri directed the officials to expedite the work without compromising on qualityHe advised them to set a weekly target and examine whether they achieved itThe chief secretary asked forest officials to carry out attractive plantation on either side of the temple on the hillsHe also spoke to labourers at work in Kedarpuri and asked officials to address their problemsHe also directed them to speed up efforts to get forest clearance for developing the Chorabari trek route and restoring the old road from Garurdchatti to Rambada PTI ALM TIR TIR

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday lifted its stay order on the Chardham Yatra. Fully vaccinated people with a Covid negative report will be allowed to go on Chardham Yatra, the High Court said as it lifting the ban on the annual pilgrimage. There’s also a cap on the number of devotees— only 800 pilgrims […]